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Israel aids Mexico Mick By Hugh Orgel . TEL AVIV — Civil defense rpccialists and Israel Defense Force engineers are in Mexico City to assist in ongoing rescue operations following the major earthquakes that devastated the heart of the Mexican cupital with a death toll estimated between 3,000 and 5,000. The IDF engineers with them not only sophisticated equipment but know-how gained in Lebanon, rescuing people buried in the rubble of buildings blasted by terrorist bombs. Israel's action 13 in reaponso to a general appeal for help from the Mexican government. Israeli amateur radio operators (hams) have already established a communication network with Jewish radio hama in Mexico. They have volunteered to pass messages between Mexico and Israel, transmitting information and inquiries among concerned citizens of both countries. The Israeli rescue teams are also carrying communications equipment by which they will keep in touch with Israel via the Israel embassies in Mexico City and the U. S. Their reports will determine whether more men and equipment are needed. The equipment with the Israeli specialists includes sensory devices which can pinpoint the faintest sounds coming from beneath rubble; specially designed inflatable airbags to be used as jacks to carefully lift fallen masonary or steel girders weighing as much as 54 tons. This equipment will enable rescuers to crawl beneath rubble to extricate survivors or the bodies of victims. The (continued on page 5) :
By Susan Paley Campaign Volunteer "How lucky our community is to have a committed and caring Jewish woman as superlative (" Tilickey Sturm," said Nancy Grcenborg, Women's Campaign Chairman. A past campaign chairman in both 1979 and 1931, Mrs. Sturm chaired the Grand Gifts Event in 1983, and it is in this capacity that she will be serving for this year's campaign. "I'm doing what I like to do beat," states Mrs. Sturm, "and that's helping to plan Mickey Sturm exciting JewiGhly educational events. It is my hope that
special events which bring our community together will enrich and improve the quality of our Jewish life here in Omaha." Mickey has a long history of involvement in special events which include chairman three times of the HIES fashion show for Hadassah. She end liar family made possible the extraordinary Danzig 1939 exhibit at Joslyn Art Museum in 1984, an event which was five years in the making. "I feel that special events are what I have the most talent for, and we are planning a vesy unique event to honor our Grand Gifts ladies at our Chai/Grand Gifts Luncheon on Dec. 3. We will be doing something that has never been done before, and wq hope that everyone who is able to join this special group of women will do so," Mrs. Sturm concluded.
tar Mitzvah 'boys' twinned with Soviet when a boy or girl becomes a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. In Omaha By Morria RfESlino At Shabbat services tomorrow morning at Beth El Syn- recently, a baby girl was named in a twinning ceremony agogue, three men will be given Torah honors in celebration along with a Jewish child in the Soviet Union. According to Soviet Jewry Chairman Shirley Goldstein, of their becoming Bar Mitzvah 'boys'. Each of the three is 83-years-old. ' the twinning of throe elderly Soviet3 with Omahans in their And thousands of miles away, in the Soviet Union, three 80s may be a first for the nation. Mr. Lerner was once among the most renpected and honmen will somehow share the day and the honor. In a rare twinning occasion, the lives of Abe Gendler, ored scientists in the Soviet Union; Mr. Ovsisher had served A.B. Krantz and Charley Fellman — all of Omaha — will a3 a colonel in the Russian Army and wa3 awarded 15 orders and medals; Mr. Lifshitz is a retired construction engineer. be intertwined with three Soviet Jewish Refuseniks. All three have been refused permission to emigrate to T.hey are: Alexander Yakovlevich Lerrier, Lev Petrovich Israel. \ Ovsisher and Boris Lifshitz. These men are in.their 60s When the three Omaha men rise for their aliyaha, they and 70s. , will parry with them the dreams of freedom from three In most cases, the growing practice of twinning is used fellow Jews trapped in the Soviet Union.
the University of Southern California and formerly dean of the Visual and Performing Arts College of the University of Tel Aviv. Dr. Lazar will give a dramatic interpretation of Moses Maimonidea' life and times. Lauren Pomerantz is an internationally known musician experienced in Sephardic, Ladino and Medieval music. She spent 10 years living, performing and studying in Spain, concentrating her efforts on Sephardic music and culture. She will perform and discuss Sephardic and Ladino music. The Spanish Ministry of Culture sponsors her annual concert tours,
.... ,The Mediterranean ia blessed sviths&-hiliclimate arid an abundance of produce and grains. So it is no wonder that the Sephardim took not only the language and customs of Spain but the cooking, as. well. From Spain to Portugal and the New World or to North Africa, Turkey and Greece, Sephardic Jews added, modified and blended their Spanish cuisine with the host country's own specialties. "To create the ambiance of a Mediterranean coffee house," said Margo Riekes, "Susan Paley, Joyce Cohen and I will decorate the auditorium of the JCC, set the lighting low and pile the buffet table with Sephardic desserts and cups of thick, sweet Turkish coffee. Some of the desserts will include baklava, dates, halavah, almond cookies and churos (fried Spanish dough)," added Mrs, Paley. "For those who don't have a sweet tooth, like I do, we will offer pita bread and hummous, salted pumpkin seeds and spiced almonds." Reservations are required by Oct. 8. A $5 admission fee includes the dessert bar and entertainment. To make reservations call The Jewish Cultural Arts Council 334-8200. The Sepfaardic culture While Christopher Columbus was discovering America in 1492,-aome 250,000 Jews were being expelled from Spain and Portugal. The term Sephardi refers to the descendents of those Jews, many of whom moved to North Africa, Italy, Turkey and the Balkans. Eminent among them were the poet Judah Ha-Levi, Talmudist Joseph Caro, American philanthropist Judah Touro, and philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Perhaps the most notable among Sephardim was the physician, philosopher and halakhist Moses Maimonides. Throughout the Mediterranean world of the Sephardim, Jews preserved the cultural heritage of the 'Golden Age' of Spanish and Portuguese Jewry. That era, mostly during the liberal rule of the Muslim empire, lasted some 700 years, but ended in 1492 with the expulsion of Jews from the
Iberian peninsula by King Ferdinand and-Queen.Isabella of Spain. . The Sephardim took with them the language and customs of Spain. Called Ladino, Judezmo or Judeo-Spanish, it is still spoken by Jews in Turkey and Greece as well as by immigrants in Israel and the United States. It is likely that the dialect will soon be extinct, though efforts ifre being made in Madrid and Jerusalem to record the language. Food preparation follows the customs of the Middle East ' and Mediterranean, heavily spiced and often flavored with cumin, mint and coriander. Dishes rely on lamb, chicken, beans and eggplant and hummous. Sephardic cooking isn't limited to everyday meals. Shabbat breakfast after morning services is called 'desayuno.' In addition to apples and honey, Sephardim say blessings over other fall harvest foods at Rosh Hashanah — pumpkins, leeks, onions, beets are considered symbols of fertility, abundance and prosperity. At the New Year the pomegranate is symbolic. From the time of King Solomon the abundant of seeds and bright colors have made it a sign of fertility. The expulsion from Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries coincided with a relatively liberal regime in the Ottoman empire which allowed Jewish settlement in Israel. From that time the Sephardim became the predominant element and played a decisive role in transforming Safed into the spiritual center of world Jewry. By the 19th century the Ashkenazim outnumbered the Sephardim, transforming Israel politically. The opening of the College of Jewish Learning on Oct. 13 will give the Omaha Jewish community a chance to experience the life style of the medieval Sephardic Jew. Eating Sephardic desserts, listening to Sephardic music and learning about the times are all part of Cafe Sephardim.
By Bon Gallob _ Jewioh Telegraphic Agency,.Inc. An Ottawa rabbi, examing all the relevant sources, has concluded that, according to Jewish Law, a dying patient should not be told he is beyond hope of recovery. That Halachic position is contained in a new book, "Jewish Ethiro and Halachah for Our Times," published by the Yeshiva University Pieos. Rabbi Basil Herring, rabbi jof Congregation Beth-Shalom in Ottawa, is an alumnus of Yeshiva University. ' The book presents all the major Halachic views on nine social issues confronting society — the issue of whether or not to tell a dying person be or she is doomed being one of them — and helps the reader to appreciate basic Jewish sources and texts and how they are interpreted and applied in succeeding generations, according to university officials. Herring declared that most Jewish commentators believe that Jewish Law differs from the prevailing contemporary
idea that dying patients should be told about their condition. "The Jewish approach to the so-called terminal patient is at variance with that of many other religions and with certain recent theories put forth by those who argue for a more 'realistic' and 'accepting' methodology," Dr. Herring declared. The Halachic view is that the dying patient "should not get the impreoaion that there is nothing ho or anyone else can do to prolong his (or her) life," Herring asserted. "He can be told that he is seriously ill but that with courage and faith he can still live on "even though neither the doctor nor counselor nor family members believe it possible. The future 18 never entirely closed,, and hope is not inconsistent with truth." Nothing that the Jewish view is based on the Hebrew Scripture and traditional rabbinic thought, Herring de-
clared that "in Scripture, we find a number of cases where a dying person was not told of his situation and that attitude is echoed in the rabbinic literature." He added that Jewish Law is concerned with "the trauma of the situation. We know that a person often has trouble dealing with the impending death of a loved one, and it is obviously traumatic to learn of your own impending death." Herring declared that Jewish Law permits a doctor or friend or relative to protect a person "from the truth, es-. pecially if that person is weakened by disease or frightened." But, he added, Jewish Law does not forbid doctors and relatives to tell a dying person the truth. "If one can make the judgement that the truth will not hurt the patient, one may tell him (or her) the truth. But one should never say something like 'You have only three weeks to live.' One should never mention a time restriction, even as one should not rule out hope."
College Of Jewish Learning publicist The Jewish Cultural Arts and Council and B'nai B'rith Henry Monsky Lodge present "An Evening of Moses Maimonides and a Taste of our Sephardic Heritage" Sunday, Oct. 13. This multi-faceted evening includes three aspects of our Sephardic heritage; history, music and food. Cafe Sephardim opens at 7 p.m. with an authentic dessert bar featuring a variety of Mediterranean delights. At 8 p.m. Dr. Moshe Lazar and Lauren Pomerantz will take to the stage and begin entertaining and educating the audience on " Mairrionides and the Sephardic culture. Dr. Lazar is
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VENTS Friday, October 4: Kadimah/ Tovitn Sukkot Shabbaton, Beth Israel Saturday, October 5: Rachel Lampert & Dancers 8 p.m. Kadimah/Tovim Sukkot Shabbaton, Beth Israel
Sunday, October 6: JCC Budget Comm. 8:30 a.m. Mamaloshen Society 2 p.m. JCC Closes at 5 p.m. Pioneer Women Sukkot Party 4 p.m. Monday, October 7: JCC Closed Tuesday, October 8: JCC Closed
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The 27-metnbei Intergenerntion Orchestra will perform at the Jewish Community Center, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. Irv Chudacoff is a member of the string section. The Orchestra is a project of the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging and is funded for its first season by a grant from the Peter Kiewit Foundation. The JCC concert is one of a series offered by the Orchestra through Oct. 27. For information, contact Chris Gillette at 444-6531.
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By Egtelle Rosenberg The South Street Temple has a new Rabbi, David Levy. This article appeared in the monthly bulletin, Every once in a while I run into somebody who might "From the, Rabbi's Desk." I qualify for the title of Unsung Hero. You know the kind . would like to take this op. .the person who plans a family reunion and is responsible portunity to introduce myfor logistics which would boggle a PhD in mathematics. Or self. I am a 3rd year student maybe the fellow whose boss saya casually "take charge of at the Cincinnati campus of the fall convention this year. Plan on arrangements for the Hebrew Union College. 200." Hebrew Union College is the Rabbinic Seminary of And I'm always impressed by the people who change North American Reform places with somebody in order for that person to be abaent Jewry. The Rabbinic profrom the job. How about the mother of the bride? Talk gram is a five year postabout arrangements. It could start as early as a year in graduate culminating in oradvance with the engagement, and from that moment the dination. mother lives wedding plans day and night until THE DAY. I was born and raised in What a labor or love! Buffalo, N.Y. and did my I watched, from a close vantage point, how a real unsung undergraduate at Brandeis hero operates. On the first day of Rosh Hashanah I sat, University in Waltham, closer to the bima than ever before and had a perfect view MD. I received a B.A. in of how the "choreographer" works. I use the: term cho- psychology with a minor in reographer intentionally; I refer of course, to the person elementary education. I am designated as Coordinator for Torah Service. Trust me. very happy to be working Gower Champion never worked harder putting a Broadway with Congregation B'nai Jeshurum (South Street Temmusical on the stage! ple) and looking forward to The fella I observed had a typewritten list of names of meeting all of you at the serpeople who had been given bima honors that day. Those vice as we begin this New who would be called up to recite, blessings or to open and Year together. close the ark — that sort of thing. In other vvords, an aliya. Please feel free to contact This coordinator had to be alert and aware at all times me if you have any questions of where these honorees were, when their tum would come or concerns which I can help up, what they would do, where they would sit or stand and you with. My address is: all the while he never lost his place in the eervice. Let me David C. Levy, 3101 Clifton tell you, there waa some fancy footwork on hiq, part. In Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, addition to all of that, he was pleasant, kindly toward ob- 45220. Once again I look forward to meeting each of vious "first-timers" and readily put everyone at ease. you and to personally wishBy now you can tell I was impressed. I also, because of ing you a Shana tovah. ' this man, felt truly involved. It waa a personally gratifying B'Shalom, Rabbi David • experience to participate in the service and, and as far as Levy. I'm concerned, much of the credit goes to this Coordinator. Thanks Don — you were terrific! The South Street Temple
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The summit Preparations are underway in Washington and Moscow for the first Soviet-American summit in six years. During these six years, Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union has plunged from over 4,000 people per month to on!y 20 jn August 1085. Clearly, the summit will offer an opportunity for the issue of Soviet Jewry to be raised by President Reagan. In order for this to happen, the American Jewish community must send a clear, strong message to the White House. Official dealings between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union provide an extremely important forum for expressing the strong concern of the American people over Soviet transgressions of fundamental human rights. / We fully re/ognize the need on the part ofthe U. S. Government-iomaintain a flexible approach in dealing and negotiating agreements with the Soviet Union. However, within this framework of "flexibility", we urge that the issues of emigration and fundamental human rights not be forgotten, diluted or bargained away. More specifically: Continuing substantial performance by the Soviet Union in permitting Jewish emigration must be considered a prerequisite to the granting of waiver privileges under the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, a law which proudly reflects the fundamental philosophy of the American people and its government to protect and foster respect for^ human rights and personal liberty throughout the world. In this connection, "substantial performance" on the part of the Soviet Union would be evidenced by the following actions: The prompt release and emigration of the Prisoners of Conscience. . The emigration hereafter of substantial numbers of Soviet Jews who desire to emigrate, in accordance with procedures fairly and consistently applied irrespective of age, sex, family status or place of residence. In addition, in determining whether to cooperate with or grant benefits to the Soviet Union in connection with trade, scientific and cultural exchange, and other-areas of mutual interest, the U. S. Government should consider as an important factor the continuing violation of fundamental human rights in the USSR. Specifically, assurances should be sought that, in conv pliance with its own Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Helsinki Accords, the Soviet Union will promptly terminate, and take action to rectify, injustices suffered by Soviet Jews as a result of official policies and practices. CONSTITUTION OF THE USSR Chapter 4, Article 29: "The USSR's relations with other states are based on observance of the following principles: . . . respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; the equal rights of peoples and their right to decide their own destiny; cooperation among states; and fulfillment in good faith of obligations arising from the generally recognized principles and rules of international law, and from the international treaties signed by the USSR." UNIVERSAL DECLARATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS a) Article 13 (2): "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country." b) Article 14 (1): "Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution."* HELSINKI ACCORDS "Reunification of Families: The participating States will deal in a positive and humanitarian spirit with the applications of persons who wish to be reunited with members of their family. Let's send that message to the White House today.-
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robfems HAIFA — While we are in the mood for spiritual (stocktaking at this time of /ear, it is appropriate for tlie Israeli to pause and ponder the cpeciel difficulties which will face liis country during the coming twelve months. Following our annual Yom Kippur custom, wo preeent cur tabulation of the dozen major problems in what we consider tho order of their significance at this time. 1. TLo Economic Situation. Inflation, unemployment, adverse trcdo balance and a marked recession are ths hallmarks of a cricis which will recjuiro cacrifico and cooperation from every element in the country in order to restore economic equilibrium and mark resumption of growth and development. Israel faces a year of aucterity, not for the first time in its history, but with hopa that the stern measures being taken will lead to economic well-being2. Growth of Internal Terrorism. Tha growing epidemic of furtive and isolated killings of individual Israeli Eoldiers, women, children and others ia obviously the work of local Arab cells, receiving support and encouragement from headquarters elsewhere out of the country. The angry reaction of the Israel public has resulted in the strengthening of extremism, leading to further escalation and a worsening of Arab-Jewish relations in the country. 3. Holigiouo-SoculEr Confrontr.tioa. A growing assertiveness on the part of Orthodox leadership, and a parallel growing resistance on the part of the non-Orthodox has been leading to more and more clashes in daily life. The admixture of politics and religion ia causing a dangerous polarization which menaces national unity and communal peace. 4. Talks with Jordan. The future of Judoa, Samaria and Gaza, the status of the Jewish settlements in the occupied territories, and Israel's relations with the Arabs, both internally and externally, are issues which are tied to tho Israel-Jordan talks which the-.U.S. has been pressing both sides to hold. Long before the agenda is drawn up, there are serious problems involving the composition of the Arab negotiating team. 5. Tlie Internal Political Balance. The national unity government, comprising equal participation of the otherwise antagonistic Labor and Likud groups, continues to walk its political tightrope. There are many potentially explosive issues which could cause collapse of the government, leading to renewed political conflict and perhaps a bitter election. i 6. Immigration. Objective factors, ranging from the state of the economy to Soviet restrictions, have combined to reduce immigration these days are, idealistic, religiouslyinspired Jews who ignore difficulties in their determination to fulfill their lives and help build Israel. 7. Relations with the U.S.S.R. The new year begins with encouraging hints that the Soviet Union is prepared to resume diplomatic relations with Israel. There are advantages to both sides, but the question is: Are the benefits
to be gained by Israel worth the etiff price which Russia will obviously demand? 8. SeietiGc.3 with Egypt. There have been hopeful breaks in tho diplomatic Ettlc-mate with Egypt. A mutually acceptable eolation of tha Ttbah border dispute may yet lead to a wanning up of tho cold peece, and promote normal cultural, commercial and tourist relations between the two countries. 9. How to Ilcndlo Kelianicia? The emergence and growing strength of the estremiot movement in Israel, fed by extremism on the Arab cide, is cause for considerable alarm hers. Can Kahaniem be repressed without sacrificing the democratic principles which Israel holds dear? 1OI Higiiwey Accidents. There has been no significant reduction in the highway death toll which, year after year, continues to exceed the death rate from enemy action. Safety campaigns of various typsa have been tried, but all have failed to have any appreciable effect. 11. On tlto Defensive Internationally. The Arab political campaign against Israel is expected to be resumed with renewed energy this coining year in the U.N. and in other international forums. Israel will exert every effort to retain the support of its friends, and to ward off tha efforts to place it in an international limbo. 12. Yerida - Emigration. The sum total of all the problems, worries and difficulties which face the State are un- ' doubtedly the sum total of the causes leading to emigration • of Israelis out of their land. It would appear, pessimistically, that persuasive efforts to stem yerida will not get very far until there is a change in the national economic and political climate. In the past thirty years we have seen many problems, once high on this list, disappear as matters of major concern. How many of the above will be close to solution by Yom Kippur of 1986?
By M. J. Rosenberg ' . • Near East Report Anyone who thinks that "it can't happen here" should take a look at the campaign that is being waged to defeat Congressman Mel Levine (D-Calif.), a second term Representative from the Los Angeles area. Levine is being challenged by Rob Scribner, a right-wing extremist who was defeated by Levine in the 1984 campaign. Scribner announced his candidacy against Levine in an amazing letter to 250 ministers in California. Scribner, who is himself a pastor, wrote that he has little choice but to run against Levine. He wrote: "A year ago, God did a rather unique thing—he called on me to run for Congress in California's 27th district." The Almighty's alleged decision to become involved in California's 27th district Congressional race is no surprise to Scribner. For him, the campaign against L^tfne is a religious crusade. He told his fellow ministers that defeating Levine would "literally take territory for our Lord Jesus Christ." It has not escaped Scribner's attention that Mel Levine is Jewish. On Aug. 8, he told the Loa Angeles Times that "obviously, our Representative [Levine] would be intolerant of the beliefs I might have because they're different than his." But he claims that he does not oppose Levine because of the Congressman's religious views but for his political ones. This does not square with what Scribner wrote in his letter to the pastors. In the letter he said that Levine is "diametrically opposed to nearly everything the Lord's Church stands for in this nation." In his campaign literature, Scribner soys that Levine rejects the "traditional American belief in God." ' As for Scribner's political program, it is the standard farright agenda: opposition to foreign aid and abortion, support for school prayer and the death penalty. But Scribner goes further than some others who shore his views. For him, there is no room for disagreement over these issues. To oppose the radical right's agenda is, quite simply, to oppose God. Accordingly it makes sense that Scribner does not accept the Constitutional principle of church-state sep-
aration. As he puts it, "There is nothing in our Constitution that says that there should be a separation of church and state." • The startling thing is — that despite these views — Rob Scribner received 42 percent of the vote against Levine in the 1984 election when he was the Republican candidate; 88,896' voters in sophisticated southern California supported Scribner although Levine won with 116,933 votes. It's a little frightening, especially when one considers that Mel Levine is far from the only member of Congress being targeted by the radical right. But there is good news too. Rob Scribner's views are being repudiated by other members of the clergy in California. Rev. Gordon Dalbey, a former United Church of Christ pastor, joined 12 other ministers in a letter to 200 pastors. He said of Scribner's and the radical right's assault on Levine, "These guys come along and give Christianity a bad name . . . . He wraps himself in the flag and stands behind the cross." Journalist William Greider is alarmed at this trend. He writes that there is a "new set of code words in American politics — new ways to call an opponent immoral or disloyal without actually saying so." He soys that the "key code word is Christian" which is misused as a "cover" for extremist politics. Others — liberal and conservative — point out that the "Christian right's" effort to defeat those who oppose their agenda would not only prevent Jews from serving in Congress; It would also keep many mainstream Protestants and Roman Catholics out of public office. It is worth noting that Mel Levine, Scribner's target, is on effective Member of Congress. While only a freshman, he succeeded in putting through the law which would ban U.S. dealings with th'e PLO until that organization recognizes Israel and renounces terrorism. He is a strong advocate of aid to the Jewish state. At home, he is known for the quality of his constituent service and for his battle to preserve the California coastline. In short, he doesn't deservo to be portrayed an an enemy of God or the American way. However, there is little chance that any of this will deter on opponent who believes that serving God means defeating Congressman Levine.
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Sukkot: The Jew as insider/outsider By Irving Greenberg, President NationalJewish Center for Learning and Leadership In modern times, the image of the Jew as outsider hag gained tremendous currency. Jewish sources have portrayed the Jews as moral gadflies, the "conscience of the world". The general culture has glorified (or criticized) the Jews as shakers and movers who disturb humanity's sleep. George Steiner pointed out that the epitome of the Jew's role in modern times is Einstein, Freud and Marx. All three are symbolic outsiders who shook up established systems of thought and values, and moved humankind in new directions. Others have argued that this is a falsification of Judaism. In his letter to the Jewish exile3, the prophet Jeremiah called on them to " . . . build houses . . . plant gardens . . . marry wives and have sons and daughters: get wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands ..." (Jeremiah 29:5). According to this view, Judaism is a lot closer to bourgeois standards than to subversive life styles. Milton Himmelfarb and others have pointed out that the most traditional Jews in American society possess conservative, law-and-order oriented political and cultural values. So, which represents the true Jewish value system, the true classic Jewish role — family and establishment, or critic and disturber of the peace? Which is the religiously superior way — insider or outsider? The Jewish answer, as given in the holiday of Sukkot is: both. Not only is each approach needed for a full religious life but both positions together strengthen each other. Rootedness and mobility are great contradictions which humans wrestle with in the course of their journey to autonomy and freedom. The Torah's approach is not to <!hoose between these opposing poles of human experience but to affirm both and to yoke them together in a never ceasing dialectic of advance and correction. Nowhere is Judaism's proclivity for dialectical living — not either/or but both/and — more manifest than in the holiday of Sukkot. Sukkot is an annual commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt in which Jews reenact the journey through the desert toward freedom. The cukkot (booths) represent the portable dwellings on the trip. But the Torah also presents Sukkot as the holiday of the harvest, cele-
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brating the produce of the fields and the sharing of the divine bounty. By combining the harvest festival with the anniversary of historical liberation, the Torah set up a fascinating interplay of themes that challenge end illuminate each other constantly. Rootedness and connection are essential to humsyn beings. Deprived of roots, people get cick; deprived of human connections, they become mad. Therefore, humans appropriately sink roots wherever they are. The holiday of Sukkot celebrates rootedness in the land. The Sukkot ritual affirms that the harvest is God's gift and it is there to be enjoyed. "You choll rejoice in your holiday" Bays the Torah (Deuteronomy 16:14). AO the holidays are joyful occasions but Sukkot is the "time of our rejoicing." The harvest is in, and the sense of establishment and rootednens is lit its strongeot. During Sukkot, Jews ere instructed to take of the fruits of the land — the many splendorcd ©trojj (pri etz hadar), the palm, myrtle and willows and to hold them up and wave and parade them before the Lord. On the holiday, one prays for rain, that is, one prays for the economy and for material well being. There is a tradition, of hospitality. Every.night, one of the Jewish greats (Abraham, Moses, etc.) is invited to the sukkah as a guest. With them, it is a mitzvah to invite both friends and the needy. Hospitality means that instead of redistributing wealth by political action, individuals share with others out of the goodness of their heart or noblesse oblige. But that is O.K., says Jewish tradition. The pleasures, the possessions, the connections that people form have religious Banctity and value, according to Judaism. The whole holiday of Sukkot is an exercise in appreciation of possessions and security. Home and livelihood,
By Nancy Pearlman The second annual L.O.V.E. Workshop scheduled for Oct. 24, has a twofold purpose. It will serve as an orientation for new volunteers, and as an update on information and techniques for the active volunteers. Lucille Zelinsky, orientation chairperson, promises a workshop that will educationally intrigue all who attend. The 9:30 a.m. coffee will be the get-acquainted period after which participants will form small groups in which they will have the opportunity to interact with the staff of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. The goals of the workshop are the acquisition of more knowledge about the aging process, the increase in volunteer effec-
tiveness, and learning tricks of the trade in becoming more relaxed when working with the residents in the Home. There will be discussions on the functions of the volunteers, and suggestions to improve the quality of services available for the residents. The entire workshop is geared to enhance L.O.V.E. skills in working with our elderly at RBJH. The highlight of the workshop will be the presentation by Beverly Griffith, director of Community Services Division Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging, who will be the luncheon speaker. Active volunteers may bring new volunteers with them. Please call Karlyn (330-4272) by Oct. 21, for reservations.
family and friends, are what humanness is all about. Human dignity is built on material welfare as well aa spiritual insight. This is why the prophet, Micah, speaks of the meseianic era as a time when "each will sit under his own vine and his own fig tree and none will disturb ..." (Micah 4,4). However, rootedness can go too dg'ep. People start by loving their homes, their places, their time. Then they so invest themselves that they can conceive of no other income, no other time than the present one. The value becomes rarefied end projected outside themselves onto the land and the home. Thus rootedness becomes pathological. "I must have these possessions or I am nothing." People become BO invested in their local turf that they accept its norms and god3 as absolute. "I will stop at nothing to obtain acceptance and status in this society." Therefore Judaism fights the gods of space as idolatrous. The ability to move on as represented in the moveable sukkeh — is the correction to idolatry. Mobility undermines idolatry. A variety of experiences and settings relativizes the local gods. The cukkah taught Jews that they could root deeply into particular cultures but that their faith was portable. Jews are affected by the world vjew and ethic of their culture, but their vision is fired on a point beyond this era and value system. So Jews easily become critics; they refuse to accept the absolute claims of local cultures. Their enemies were angered at the Jewish ability to be outsiders and to walk away. They called the people of Israel "wandering Jews" and deemed it to be a curse. But the holiday of Sukkot taught Jews that only those who journey know the value — limitations — of a homeland. Wherever Jews went, God went with them. Jews withheld their ultimate obedience to the idols of the tribe; thus the message of Sukkot saved them from idolatry and pathological rootedness. Does that mean that Jews must remain perennial outsiders, never truly at home anywhere? Stalin called Jews "rootless cosmopolitans". The term "cosmopolitans" is correct; but the term "rootless" is a falsification. "Provincials" are those who orient themselves by the local culture exclusively. Jews who orient themselves by the Exodus event and the goal of redemption live by the norms that transcend the local. Thus they are "cosmopolitans" — outsiders who serve as gadflies and sources of higher standards — because they hold themselves to an ultimate standard of total re*. demption of the world. In truth, Jews are dialectical — rooted and mobile, insiders and outsiders. While waiting for the world's redemption, Jews, are pledged to journey toward the last Exodus. Perforce, Jews are in, but not totally of the society and culture in which they live. When the Jews totally integrate into their host culture, they assimilate and lose their way. The sukkah reminds them to push on. There are miles to go along the Exodus way; and promises to keep until the whole world is transformed into a Promised Land.
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IS There are a host of reaSERVICES: sons why it is more difficult Rabbi Paul Drazen and to develop enthusiasm for Cantor Emil Berkovits will Sukkot on a par with the atconduct the services. traction Passover has for Friday: 6 p.m. the generations of Israel. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. One of them is the proxThe special B'nai Mitz- imity of F"kkot to Rosh vah of Charles Fellman, haShanah and Yom Kippur. A.B. Gendler and Abe It may well be that in the Krantz will take place dur- ancient world these were ing Shabbat morning ser- seen as preliminaries to the vice. They will also host the Great Festival of Ingathermorning kiddush. ing. But life conquers logic, Minha'Ma'ariv, 6:45 p.m. and life is bigger than any Sunday: 9 a.m. and 5:30 master-plan. As time went p.m. on, the Solemn Days before Weekdays: 6:55 a.m. and Sukkot supplanted it in im5:30 p.m. portance in the eyes of the House of Israel. SUKKOT Hoshanna Rabbah, Sunday, Another reason, however, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. is the apparent superior relevance of Passover and ShaSHMINI AT-ZERET vuot, compared with SukSunday, Oct. 6, 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 (Yizkor, kot. We never tire of remindDedication of Memorial ing ourselves that Passover Plaques) 9:30 a.m. is the paradigm of man's SIMHAT TORAH quest for freedom. Liberty Monday, Oct. 7 "Minha- for mankind is a prime good, Ma'ariv, 6:45 p.m. perhaps the desideratum Hakafot, 7:30 p.m. par escellonce of all civiTuesday, Oct. 8, 9:30 a.m. lized living. And since PassMinha'Ma'ariv, 7 p.m. over is each year the continSECOND FHIDAY uing promise of the Lord to SHABBAT DINNEE " effect human freedom and Miohpacha will sponsor a at the same time the continShabbat' Dinner following uing demand that mankind services at 6 p.m. Reserva- never forget that liberty tions may be mailed to Rova must be watched over, Orach. fought for, always prized and forever demanded, its YOUNG ADULTS The Young Adulta will freshness never fails. The urgency of Shavuot have an "Old Fashioned" cur rally, picnic and hayrack also does not fcdo. For who ride on Oct. 13. Reserva- can soy ever that Sinai is intions should be mailed to significant? Although the Bible'itself doss not moke Marilyn and. Gary CoIicL the connection with the Ten B O A R D O F "..'•••': BAR ROTZVAH. Commandments, implying ... COMMISSIONERS Derek Altaian, eon of . the principle of law as the The next meeting of the Mr. and Mra. Paul Alt- underpinning of society, Board of Commissioners man,will become a Bar Jewish tradition early aswill be held on Oct. 9 at 7:30 Mitzvah on Friday, Oct. 11 sociated this agricultural p.m. in the Social Hall. and Saturday, Oct. 12. festival with Sinai. Shavuot is the voice of God demanding adherence to low as the groundwork of human decency. ' i Sukkot is the third of the Steve and Sara Bufton STANLEY SHKOLNKCEt agricultural festivals. The Rosen of Fairway, Kan. nn> Graveside. services for Bible gives it a historical dinounce theJSept. 16 birth of Stanley Shkolnick, 53, were msnsion, however, in addia eon, Geoffrey Bufton. conducted Sept. 26 at Beth tion to its earlier character Grandparents are Mro. El Cemetery. as the Festival of the .InRuth Bufton, Kansas City, Mr. Shkolnick is survived gathering; It is a reminder of MO and Mr. and Mra. Jer- by hia mothar, Jeanette; the "Booths" in which the old Rosen of Omaha. Great- brothers Rodney, David and Children of Israel lived pregrandfather is Abe Pradoll Donald; nieces and neph- cariously — but u n d e r of Omaha. ews. God's protection — between Egypt and the PromD. ised Land. The Midrash offers the suggestion that these were, SERVICES: Friday: '. Mincha end Kabbalat Shabbat 6:45 p.m. Saturday: Morning Service...8:45 a.m. Kiddush follows the service in the Social Hall. Class with rabbi 5:45 p.m. Mincha 6:30 p.m. Mincha is followed by Shalosh S'udot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. Sunday: Hoshanah Rabbah Service 9 a.m. (Please note corrected time from previous announcement.) CONCLUDING DAYS OF SUCCOT Shomini Atzeret - Sunday evening and Mondny^Oct. 6f and 7 Mincha-Ma'ariv 6:30 p.m. Shachrit 8:45 a.m. Yizkor Memorial Service 11 a.m. SIMCHAT TOitAH Monday evening and Tuesday Oct. 7 and 8 Mincha service 6:30 p.m. Ma'ariv and Hakafot (Torah Procession) 7 p.m. All Beth iBrael kindergarten students will be presented with a miniature Torah at the Simchat Torah evening ssrvice. These include the following: David Shrago, Scott Snltzman, Jeffrey Shyken, Shawn Siref, Benjamin Goncher, David Tipp, David Plumb, Lauren Paley, David Charney, Nicholas Bohbot, Amanda Abboud. Shachret 8:45 a.m. v
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In addition to her HadasBah responsibilities, Mrs. Kctzman ,hes also been chdn&an of V/omsn's Divi&ioa of Philenthropiea end Israel Bondo; Woman of Vtlor. She is a tnsinbsr tad past president of Bsth IDKSI Sisterhood, end board meaber of the Bureau for Use Aging. She serves on ths Jewich Federation Board, end ia a Board member of Beth Israel. Mrs. Katzman was Omaha's firot "IMA", or Mother of Israel for Youth Aliyeh, end die started the Ycarboolc, an important Hadossah institution. The Anne Katzman Commemoretive Calendar will be issued, at the Donor luncheon. BOOK DISCUSSION The Hadassah Book Discussion Group will meet at the Jewish Community Center on Oct. 17 at 1 pm. Anne Katzman will review and lead the discussion on The Haz, by Leon Uris. NC JW LUNCHEON f NCJW — Omaha Section will hold its first general meeting for the 1985-86 year on Oct. 15. The 12:30 p.m. luncheon, catered by "Bread Winners" will be held at the home of Ruth Erman, 1210 MAMALOSIIEN The MamaloshcB Society will meot in Rooia 10 of the So. 113 Plaza. Following J.C.C. on Oct. 0 et 2 p.m. sharp.'Mamalosbe^,Society lunch, Kate Cavanaugh will members, (left to right) Nate and Ida Bor'e nrid Helen speak on her life's advenSchwartz pona in front of tho "Yiddielier Vinkel." tures as a "wife of one and This tranolatea to Yiddish cornor, end io tine Ma-' mother to seven." Prior to the afternoon's maloahsn Sooioty'o yiddicli namo for room'#lO*at tbe JCC, which ia their meeting place on the first Sunday activities, an 11:30 a.m. reception will.be held for new of each month.
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October 4,1885
Couple to take Israel wedding trip
*rv?y?TO J By Reva Orcch Mollie had quite a celebration for her 65th birthday. 140 people attended. Toby introduced Dr. Btndat and his wife Beia from California. Bees is the rister of Ann Margolin. Dr. Uendat has written a book and has presented a copy to the Federation Library. Debra Defining of the Crown Pointe Retirement Center spoke. Our diocussion group is really growing, thanks to Anne Katzman who does such an outstanding narration of all the current events. We aleo thank Sally Venger for taking over when Anne is out of town. Dr. Milton Margolin presented slides of our trips of Las Vegas, Kansas City and the Wisconsin Dells. A big thank you to Shane Kotok for helping us and taking care of our seniors. Phyllis Dunn entertained
with an instrument called the dulcimer. Ben Eikin of California was the guest of Will Bloom. Millie Wine had her daughter and greet granddaughter from California us her guest. Plans ere underway for a trip to Minneapolis. If you ore, interested esa Mollie. Our clean up crew really deserves to be recognized. They clean all the tables and do such a terrific job. They are Fenny and Dick Gummers, Ida Spector, Meyer Zuclcer, Ann (H) White, Millie Zavett, Paya Verebeychyk, Billie and Dick Spiegal.
I would like to thank my family, relatives and friends for the flowers, gifts, donations and get well wishes during my recent hospitalization. A special-thanks to Rabbi Nadoff and Cantor Fettman. Sidney Kwlatott
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Roxanne Walker and Robert M. Kafen were married at Temple Israel on Sept. 8. Rabbi Stt-phan Barack performed the ceremony which was followed by a reception at the Red Lion.
V annual convention la Lev/it, (rigiil) dop&.rta.ciit coi«i..t»ud^i*, Nebraska and Iowa, meets with Harry Walters, cdininiEtrator Of veterans affairs, during the iiOth annual national convention of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States recently in Kissimmee, Floridia.
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Kenneth Kahn served ao best man. Robert Suvalsky and David Walker v/ere groomomen. Ushers were Bruce Belgrade and Steve Zalkin.
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Denice M. Walker was maid cf honor. Sheila Steinauer and Betsy BakerHeynian were bridasriiaids.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walker are parents of the bride; the groom is the eon of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Kahn. The couple plans a delayed honeymoon, cycling throughout Israel in the Spring. They will live in Omaha.
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